6514 - Willemite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

30, Plant Street
NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6514

Mineral Name

Willemite

Chemical Formula

Zn2SiO4

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Chalcophanite
Specimen Number
F141

72/324

Group of euhedral willemite crystals coated by black sooty chalcophanite from the so-called “manganese zone” at Sterling Hill.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Passaic Pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.0832272, -74.6052254

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Passaic Pit
Geographic Features
Sterling Hill
Wallkill River Valley
Highlands